Download or read book The Magnificent Collection of Italian Majolica written by Parke-Bernet Galleries and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Maiolica Italian Renaissance Ceramics in the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Timothy Wilson and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The form of tin-glazed earthenware known as maiolica reveals much about the culture and spirit of Renaissance Italy. Engagingly decorative, often spectacularly colorful, sometimes whimsical or frankly bawdy, these magnificent objects, which were generally made for use rather than simple ornamentation, present a fascinating glimpse into the realities of daily life. Though not as well known as Renaissance painting and sculpture, maiolica is also prized by collectors and amateurs of the decorative arts the world over. This volume offers highlights of the world-class collection of maiolica at the Metropolitan Museum. It presents 135 masterpieces that reflect more than four hundred years of exquisite artistry, ranging from early pieces from Pesaro—including an eight-figure group of the Lamentation, the largest, most ambitious piece of sculpture produced in a Renaissance maiolica workshop—to everyday objects such as albarelli (pharmacy jars), bella donna plates, and humorous genre scenes. Each piece has been newly photographed for this volume, and each is presented with a full discussion, provenance, exhibition history, publication history, notes on form and glaze, and condition report. Two essays by Timothy Wilson, widely considered the foremost scholar in the field, provide overviews of the history and technique of maiolica as well as an account of the formation of The Met's collection. Also featured is a wide-ranging introduction by Luke Syson that examines how the function of an object governed the visual and compositional choices made by the pottery painter. As the latest volume in The Met's series of decorative arts highlights, Maiolica is an invaluable resource for scholars and collectors as well as an absorbing general introduction to a multifaceted subject.
Download or read book Italian Majolica written by Jörg Rasmussen and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1989 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume in a series of sixteen that features the more than two thousand works of art in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art focuses on Italian majolica or earthenware." -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Download or read book Italian Maiolica written by Catherine Hess and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1989-04-06 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Museum’s outstanding collection of maiolica is significant because most of the major pottery centers, maiolica forms, and styles are represented. This current catalogue presents the collection in a chronological progression according to stylistic trends. Lavish color plates accompany the detailed entries
Download or read book The Magnificent Collection of Italian Majolica Formed by the Late Mortimer L Schiff written by and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Works of Henry James written by Henry James and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 20304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Works of Henry James showcases the prolific literary output of one of the most esteemed authors of the 19th century. Known for his intricate and psychologically intense narratives, James's works often explore the complexities of human relationships and the internal struggles of his characters. His writing style is marked by detailed prose, subtle psychological insights, and a keen eye for social commentary, making his tales both engaging and thought-provoking. This collection presents a comprehensive overview of James's famed novels, short stories, and non-fiction, providing readers with a deep dive into the mind of a literary master. Henry James, a prominent figure in the American literary landscape, drew inspiration from his own experiences living in both Europe and America, as well as his observations of society and human nature. His unique perspective and nuanced storytelling have earned him a place among the greatest writers in history. Readers interested in exploring the complexities of human emotion, society, and culture will find much to appreciate in James's diverse body of work. For those seeking a rich literary experience that delves into the nuances of human psychology and societal norms, The Complete Works of Henry James is a must-read. With its intricate plots, well-developed characters, and astute observations on human behavior, this collection offers a compelling glimpse into the world of one of literature's most revered authors.
Download or read book The Complete Works written by Henry James and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 15228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited Henry James collection includes his complete novels and short stories, as well as literary essays, plays, travel sketches and reports of the great author. The life of Henry James is revealed in different biographies, and in his three autobiographical books._x000D_ Content:_x000D_ Novels:_x000D_ Watch and Ward_x000D_ Roderick Hudson_x000D_ The American_x000D_ The Europeans_x000D_ Confidence_x000D_ Washington Square_x000D_ The Portrait of a Lady_x000D_ The Bostonians_x000D_ The Princess Casamassima_x000D_ The Reverberator_x000D_ The Tragic Muse _x000D_ The Other House_x000D_ The Spoils of Poynton_x000D_ What Maisie Knew_x000D_ The Awkward Age_x000D_ The Sacred Fount_x000D_ The Wings of the Dove_x000D_ The Ambassadors_x000D_ The Golden Bowl_x000D_ The Outcry_x000D_ The Ivory Tower_x000D_ The Sense of the Past_x000D_ Short Stories_x000D_ A Passionate Pilgrim_x000D_ The Last of the Valerii_x000D_ Eugene Pickering_x000D_ The Madonna of the Future_x000D_ The Romance of Certain Old Clothes_x000D_ Madame de Mauves_x000D_ Tales of Three Cities_x000D_ The Impressions of a Cousin_x000D_ Lady Barberina_x000D_ A New England Winter_x000D_ Stories Revived_x000D_ The Author of 'Beltraffio'_x000D_ Pandora_x000D_ The Path of Duty_x000D_ A Light Man_x000D_ A Day of Days_x000D_ Georgina's Reasons_x000D_ A Landscape-Painter_x000D_ Théodolinde _x000D_ Poor Richard_x000D_ Master Eustace_x000D_ A Most Extraordinary Case_x000D_ A London Life_x000D_ The Patagonia_x000D_ The Liar_x000D_ Mrs. Temperly_x000D_ The Real Thing _x000D_ Sir Dominick Ferrand_x000D_ Nona Vincent_x000D_ The Chaperon_x000D_ Greville Fane_x000D_ The Siege of London_x000D_ An International Episode_x000D_ The Pension Beaurepas_x000D_ A Bundle of Letters_x000D_ The Point of View_x000D_ Terminations_x000D_ Embarrassments_x000D_ The Two Magics_x000D_ The Soft Side_x000D_ The Finer Grain_x000D_ Other Stories_x000D_ Plays:_x000D_ Daisy Miller_x000D_ Pyramus and Thisbe_x000D_ Still Waters_x000D_ A Change of Heart_x000D_ The Album_x000D_ Disengaged_x000D_ Tenants_x000D_ The Reprobate_x000D_ Guy Domville_x000D_ The Outcry_x000D_ The High Bid_x000D_ Summersoft_x000D_ Travel Writings:_x000D_ A Little Tour in France_x000D_ English Hours_x000D_ Italian Hours_x000D_ The American Scene_x000D_ Transatlantic Sketches_x000D_ Portraits of Places_x000D_ Essays:_x000D_ Notes on Novelists_x000D_ Views and Reviews_x000D_ Within the Rim and Other Essays_x000D_ French Poets and Novelists_x000D_ Partial Portraits_x000D_ Essays in London and Elsewhere_x000D_ Notes and Reviews_x000D_ Picture and Text_x000D_ Biographies:_x000D_ Hawthorne_x000D_ William Wetmore Story and His Friends_x000D_ Rupert Brooke_x000D_ Autobiographies:_x000D_ A Small Boy and Others_x000D_ Notes of a Son and Brother_x000D_ The Middle Years
Download or read book Henry James Complete Stories Vol 1 1864 1874 LOA 111 written by Henry James and published by Library of America. This book was released on 1999-08-30 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A dignified and impressive addition to your bookshelf that reveals James’s virtuoso performance in a genre he helped to define, refine and elevate.” — The Commercial Appeal This Library of America volume, the first of five of Henry James’s short fiction, brings together his first twenty-four published stories, thirteen never collected by James. Encompassing a wide range of subjects, settings, and formal techniques, they show the first explorations of some of James’s most significant themes: the force of social convention and the compromises it demands; the complex and often ambiguous encounter between Europe and America; the energies of passion measured against the rigors of artistic discipline. By his mid-twenties, James was a regular contributor to the most prestigious and popular magazines of his era. He is equally at ease writing historical tales, such as “Gabrielle de Bergerac,” a love story set in pre-Revolutionary France, as he is exploring contemporary events, as in the three stories that treat the effects of the American Civil War on civilians. James’s psychological acuity is already evident in “Master Eustace,” a study of the ruthlessness of a spoiled child, and in “Guest’s Confession,” where the comic portrayal of an arrogant businessman hints at his cruelty and self-absorption. In “The Romance of Certain Old Clothes,” and “The Last of the Valerii,” James begins to work with the supernatural and fantastic motifs that would continue to surface in his work. Early examples of James’s lifelong fascination with art and artists include “A Landscape Painter,” about a young painter’s attraction to a seemingly simple family living in a desolate coastal town, and “The Madonna of the Future,” where an aging artist avoids the unveiling of his masterpiece. Adumbrating later triumphs and compelling in their own right, these stories reveal and accomplished and cosmopolitan young talent mastering the art of the short story. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Download or read book The Student s Handbook to the University and Colleges of Oxford written by University of Oxford and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook to the University of Oxford written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collected Stories of Henry James written by Henry James and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 2015-02-04 with total page 1337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encompassing a period of almost fifty years, the stories of Henry James represent the most remarkable feat of sustained literary creation in modern times. For sheer richness, variety and intensity, they have no equal in fiction, enabling us to trace the evolution of a great writer in the finest detail. This collection reprints all the major stories together with many unfamiliar but equally intriguing pieces that illuminate their more celebrated companions. Volume 1 covers the period from 1866 to 1891, the years in which James was evolving and perfecting his art as a storyteller. It includes such well-known masterpieces as “Daisy Miller,” ‘The Aspern Papers,” “The Siege of London,” and “The Lesson of the Master,” and many other tales in which James established his favorite characters and situations: the American girl in Europe, the solitary observer, the social climber, the literary lion. Contents of Volume 1 A Landscape-Painter A Light Man A Passionate Pilgrim The Madonna of the Future Madame de Mauves Benvolio Daisy Miller: A Study An International Episode The Pension Beaurepas The Point of View The Siege of London Lady Barberina The Author of "Beltraffio" Louisa Pallant The Aspern Papers The Liar The Lesson of the Master The Patagonia The Pupil The Marriages The Chaperon Sir Edmund Orme
Download or read book Catalogue of the Collection of Pottery Porcelain and Fa ence written by Garrett Chatfield Pier and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1911-01-05 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relaying a chronological account of the Metropolitan Museum's collection of pottery, porcelain and faïence, this book reveals the economic, cultural, and social history of diverse cultures through their ceramic and plastic arts. The catalogue has a global reach, covering the Far East, the Near East, and Europe while tracking the medium from its origins in Dynastic China to the elaborate works in the Rococo style. In his account, Pier also points to areas of the museum's ceramics and plastics collection that will continue to develop into a strong collection. At the time of writing, he identified the Museum's European and Near East collections as particularly promising.
Download or read book The Student s Handbook to the University and Colleges of Oxford written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Canada written by Tim Jepson and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly revised and updated, the fifth edition of the Rough Guide to Canada covers this vast and geographically diverse country in impressive detail. There are insightful accounts of every Canadian city, from vibrant Montréal to laid back Vancouver, and vivid descriptions of Canada''s varied landscapes, from the magnificent Rocky Mountains and the stormy coasts of the Maritimes to the northern Arctic reaches. Throughout there is practical advice on skiing, whale-watching, kayaking, hiking and a host of other outdoor pursuits. Thousands of listings recommend the best accommodation options, restaurants, bars and clubs in every price range.
Download or read book HENRY JAMES Ultimate Collection written by Henry James and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 15227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited collection includes Henry James' complete novels and short stories, as well as critical essays, plays, travel sketches and reports of the great author. The life of Henry James is revealed in different biographies, and in his three autobiographical books. Content: Novels: Watch and Ward Roderick Hudson The American The Europeans Confidence Washington Square The Portrait of a Lady The Bostonians The Princess Casamassima The Reverberator The Tragic Muse The Other House The Spoils of Poynton What Maisie Knew The Awkward Age The Sacred Fount The Wings of the Dove The Ambassadors The Golden Bowl The Outcry The Ivory Tower The Sense of the Past Short Stories A Passionate Pilgrim The Last of the Valerii Eugene Pickering The Madonna of the Future The Romance of Certain Old Clothes Madame de Mauves Tales of Three Cities The Impressions of a Cousin Lady Barberina A New England Winter Stories Revived The Author of 'Beltraffio' Pandora The Path of Duty A Light Man A Day of Days Georgina's Reasons A Landscape-Painter Théodolinde (Rose-Agathe) Poor Richard Master Eustace A Most Extraordinary Case A London Life The Patagonia The Liar Mrs. Temperly The Real Thing Sir Dominick Ferrand Nona Vincent The Chaperon Greville Fane The Siege of London An International Episode The Pension Beaurepas A Bundle of Letters The Point of View Terminations Embarrassments The Two Magics The Soft Side The Finer Grain Other Stories Plays: Daisy Miller Pyramus and Thisbe Still Waters A Change of Heart The Album Disengaged Tenants The Reprobate Guy Domville The Outcry The High Bid Summersoft Travel Writings: A Little Tour in France English Hours Italian Hours The American Scene Transatlantic Sketches Portraits of Places Literary Essays: Notes on Novelists Views and Reviews Within the Rim and Other Essays French Poets and Novelists Partial Portraits Essays in London and Elsewhere Notes and Reviews Picture and Text Biographies: Hawthorne William Wetmore Story and His Friends Rupert Brooke Autobiographies: A Small Boy and Others Notes of a Son and Brother The Middle Years
Download or read book 50 Classic Novellas written by Golgotha Press and published by BookCaps Study Guides. This book was released on 2011 with total page 5789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of 50 classic novellas with an active table of contents to make it easy to quickly find the book you are looking for. Works include: At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft Anthem by Ayn Rand The Aspern Papers by Henry James The Awakening by Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy Bartleby, The Scrivener by Herman Melville The Beach of Falesa by Robert Louis Stevenson The Beast in the Jungle by Henry James Benito Cereno by Herman Melville Billy Budd by Herman Melville The Call of the Wild by Jack London A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett The Coxon Fund by Henry James Daisy Miller: A Study in Two Parts by Henry James The Dead by James Joyce The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath by H. P. Lovecraft Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton Freya of the Seven Isles by Joseph Conrad The Girl with the Golden Eyes by Honore de Balzac Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Lady Susan by Jane Austen How the Two Ivans Quarreled by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol The Lesson of the Master by Henry James The Lifted Veil by George Eliot A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling Mathilda by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley May Day by F. Scott Fitzgerald Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Michael Kohlhaas, Translated by Frances A. King My Life by Anton Chekhov Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia by Samuel Johnson The Scarlet Plague by Jack London The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad The Shadow Out of Time by H.P. Lovecraft The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H. P. Lovecraft Siddhartha by Herman Hesse The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The Trip of Le Horla by Guy de Maupassant The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane The Touchstone by Edith Wharton The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Voodoo Planet by Andrew North War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells The Willows by Algernon Blackwood A Passionate Pilgrim by Henry James DISCLAIMER: There has been concern about the table of contents (or lack thereof) in the ""50 Classic Books"" Series. Golgotha Press has addressed this problem and readers who download the books as of November 2011 can access a functional table of contents by going to the front of the book and paging forward two pages. Because of the size of this book, the ""active"" feature in the conversion is removed. We are trying resolve this problem, but until then, please follow the steps above. If you still experience the problem, please contact us so we can investigate exactly what is happening. Please note, however, that the table of contents does not become active until you purchase the book--preview mode does not currently support active TOC's. We apologize for any confusion or frustration this has caused.
Download or read book Majolica Mania written by Susan Weber and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive study of the most important ceramic innovation of the 19th century Colorful, wildly imaginative, and technically innovative, majolica was functional and aesthetic ceramic ware. Its subject matter reflects a range of 19th-century preoccupations, from botany and zoology to popular humor and the macabre. Majolica Mania examines the medium’s considerable impact, from wares used in domestic settings to monumental pieces at the World’s Fairs. Essays by international experts address the extensive output of the originators and manufacturers in England—including Minton, Wedgwood, and George Jones—and the migration of English craftsmen to the U.S. New research including information on important American makers in New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia is also featured. Fully illustrated, the book is enlivened by new photography of pieces from major museums and private collections in the U.S. and Great Britain.
